Title: In Any Other World
Fandom: Ouran High School Host Club
Pairing: Mitsukuni “Hunny” Haininozuka/Reiko Kanazuki
Theme set: Beta
Rating: G
Warnings: Mangaverse!
Author's Notes: Finally posting this! Reiko is from Chapter 41. I thought she was adorable, so here is more about her and her unfortunate curses, and the friendship (relationship?) she has with Hunny. :]
01. Walking
To think; if she hadn’t been late for class that day, they would never have met.
02. Waltz
“I’ll be your partner, Kanazuki-chan!” - and if he spun around a little too quickly, she didn’t really mind.
03. Wishes
“Stars?” she echoed, thoughtfully, “I might have to try that.”
04. Wonder
Sometimes, Reiko wondered - was it really necessary to curse someone to obtain their soul?
05. Worry
How could he have captured her soul-why would he even want her soul?-if he didn’t even know how to do that?
06. Whimsy
Watching Kanazuki talk about her beloved black magic, Hunny suddenly felt as if her curses might have worked after all.
07. Waste/Wasteland
Reiko only ever heard of Haninozuka-san’s special talents in martial arts, but she felt that, perhaps, that was enough.
08. Whiskey and rum
As it turned out, the Host Club’s Pirate Day was a roaring success, even though Reiko had deemed it a failure (afterwards, she renounced fortune telling and went back to her curses.)
09. War
There was mass pandemonium among the Black Magic Club and the Host Club after Suou-sempai accidentally insulted Nekozawa-sempai (again), and while the Hitachiin twins were busy hiding their black cloaks, Reiko managed to send a curse for never-ending joy in Hunny’s direction.
10. Weddings
“Ah, how lucky you are that things are going so well..” Kasonoda told Reiko mournfully, daydreaming as Hunny-sempai skipped away, “and I wish I was as lucky in love as you. I can already see your shining future..”
11. Birthday
Age made no difference, of course - after all, 17-turning-18 wasn’t too far from just-turned-16.
12. Blessing
He never seemed to realize just what he had given her by telling her to simply be herself.
13. Bias
Their first date (an accident, in that they just so happened to be heading towards the same district) ended as soon as they reached the fork in the road - Hunny turned left, towards the bakery, and Reiko went straight into the bookstore.
14. Burning
Hunny leaned over to place his hand on Kanazuki’s forehead, ignoring the cries of “Moe!!” in the background, and blinked, startled: “Kanazuki-chan, I think you have a fever! You should go home and rest, okay~?”
15. Breathing
There didn’t seem to be a single spellbook that held the answer as to how such a cheerful boy could make her forget to breathe.
16. Breaking
“I- I’m so sorry,” Reiko stuttered, quickly scooping up the pieces of the broken teacup, but Haninozuka-san caught her hand before she could cut herself and pulled her away, scolding her gently, “That’s dangerous!”
17. Belief
Of course she believed in pixies: just look at Haninozuka-san, is there any other explanation for him?
18. Balloon
Kanazuki’s cool shattered when a balloon popped right behind her, and she suddenly buried her face in Hunny’s shirt (the twins didn’t stop teasing for weeks, even though it had been their fault).
19. Balcony
It turned out that Kanazuki-chan liked Shakespeare almost as much as curses, and the outrage that resulted when Tamaki accidentally misquoted Romeo’s famous soliloquy was almost enough to rival Hunny’s famous outbursts.
20. Bane
The Black Magic Club always supported her, no matter what kind of curses she worked with, but sometimes Reiko wishes they wouldn’t be quite so enthusiastic.
21. Quiet
He says he wants to know about her, but it’s enough for her to just sit quietly and listen to him talk.
22. Quirks
Cakes and curses, hobbies and dreams; for being polar opposites, they really did have a lot in common.
23. Question
“Mitsukuni,” Takashi said seriously, “what does your heart say to do?”
24. Quarrel
“Haninozuka-san, are you quite sure you won’t lend me that? You see, this curse requires a rabbit’s foot for full potency, and as I am unable to find a real one, I thought yours would certainly-”
25. Quitting
Reiko won’t give up.
26. Jump
He couldn’t help but be startled every time she came towards him with another love spell - imagine if they actually worked?
27. Jester
No one seems to understand that falling in love really is a curse; if it wasn’t, why is it accompanied by all those annoying symptoms?
28. Jousting
“Please allow me to protect you, milady,” said the small yet statuesque knight, dropping a light kiss onto her outstretched hand-and no matter how hard she fought to stay in her dream, Reiko had to wake up.
29. Jewel
Kanazuki’s earrings really were very pretty, even if they were supposed to be skulls.
30. Just
“I wish she’d play fair,” Hunny moaned, staring at yet more papers to sign his name away on; but she was, because all Reiko cared about was that he was paying attention to her.
31. Smirk
Reiko’s never felt entirely comfortable around Kyouya Ootori; it was as if he knew things about her that even she didn’t know.
32. Sorrow
No matter how scary Kanazuki-chan’s curses were, or how many times he had to write his name on yet another object, Hunny somehow never could say no to her.
33. Stupidity
She’s younger, and different, and scary, but somehow you really don’t mind.
34. Serenade
Kanazuki-chan never came to any of the Host Club’s parties.
35. Sarcasm
Biting wit was not part of their vocabulary; no matter how many hints the Club dropped about Reiko-chan, it just went over Hunny-sempai and Kanazuki’s heads.
36. Sordid
“I find it to be especially insidious that such dangerous curses are available to the unknowing masses under such misleading guises,” Reiko says seriously, displaying the Valentine’s Day Special Edition Love Love Book Of Love Spells For Girls, Volume One, “so of course I had to purchase the entire set...”
37. Soliloquy
Soliloquies and passionate speeches were best left to Tama-chan; Hunny preferred smiles over cake and tea.
38. Sojourn
During one of their conversations, they realized they had both been to Italy the previous summer (the gelato had been delicious, they agreed, and the crypts were absolutely terrifying.)
39. Share
For Christmas, she gave him his very own Beelzenef voodoo kit; the knitted scarf was merely part of the packaging.
40. Solitary
Reiko blinks: “I don’t think I’m that lonely, Haninozuka-san. The Black Magic Club is really nice, and now I can talk to you.”
41. Nowhere
Hikaru and Kaoru watched surreptitiously from the corner, growing more and more frustrated; they had had such high hopes for the odd couple, and yet nothing seemed to be changing.
42. Neutral
All it took was one quiet discussion in the back of the room for Kanazuki and Mori-sempai to agree - as long as Hunny was safe and happy, everything would be fine.
43. Nuance
“I wish I could really work curses,” she admitted (but what she meant was: I wish they really worked on you).
44. Near
For one brief moment she had been held in his arms.
45. Natural
When she asked him what kinds of chocolate he thought were best (of course she sounded absolutely natural) she never expected him to like the same gourmet chocolatier she preferred.
46. Horizon
“I’ve decided to try baking,” she tells him politely over tea, and he lets out a giggle of delight and beams at her, because isn’t it wonderful that she can try new things?
47. Valiant
“You seem a little down today, Kanazuki-chan,” Haninozuka-san said, frowning, but just for him she managed a smile.
48. Virtuous
He thinks he saw her at the shrine for New Year’s, her dark hair piled high, wearing a kimono embroidered with flowers, and for a second he thought that she really was pretty, for a second he almost went to greet her, but then the Host Club took over once again and Kanazuki-chan was lost in the crowd.
49. Victory
She handed him chocolate on Valentine’s Day with a smile, and quietly asked, “Will you go out with me?”
50. Defeat
They said goodbye at the reception after graduation, and that was the last time he saw her.